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WGTC Library Catalog

Know Your Library

​Library Collection:

Audio Books Paperback (swap-one)
CDs, DVDs, VHS Periodicals
Newspapers Program-related books, manuals, etc.
Non-fiction & Fiction Reference Works

Reciprocal Agreements:

Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Library has an agreement with the following libraries to provide service to students, faculty and staff. Patrons must abide by the rules of the lending institution.

Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Library in Tifton, Georgia

Odum Library at Valdosta State University in Valdosta, Georgia

Technical College System of Georgia Libraries

William S. Smith Library at South Georgia College in Douglas, Georgia

Library Services:

  • General Library Orientations
  • Research/Bibliographic Orientations
  • Internet Instruction
  • Reference Direction/Instruction
  • Study Rooms and Classroom – Valdosta Campus
  • GALILEO Instruction
  • Research Assistance
  • Scanner Available – Valdosta and Ben Hill-Irwin Campus

Reference Sources for English

Reference books are available at each of the four campus-library locations.  Ask your local librarian for assistance. 

Books on literature have call numbers beginning with P, for example:

  • PE – English language (including dictionaries and thesauri)
  • PN –  Literature (general) (including books on theatre and film)
  • PR – British literature
  • PS –American literature

See HERE for a fuller breakdown of call numbers in the P’s.

For reference books on literature, you can browse in the REF P’s, or ask a librarian to help you find what you need.  Here are a few sample books (you may find more on these topics with similar call numbers): 

  • World Literature Set  (REF PN 523.M29 2009)
  • American Literature Set (REF PS21.M34 2007)
  • African American Literature Set (REF PS153.N5M2645 1994)
  • Oxford Companion English Literature (REF PR19.O94 1998)

Dictionaries:  You’ll find dictionaries and thesauri in the PEs, including the Random House Dictionary Unabridged (REF PE 1625 .R3 1979).   You can access the online version of dictionaries or thesauri through GALILEO.

If you want a dictionary you can check out, we have several in General Circulation with call numbers beginning PE 1625 to PE 1628. For dictionaries of slang, regional English or Spanish, try:
    • Thematic Dictionary of American Idioms (REF PE 2839 ,S66 1998)
    • Historical Dictionary of American Slang (REF PE 2846 .H57 1994)
    • Spanish Dictionary (REF PC4640.S48 1997)

Please don’t hesitate to ask at the circulation desk for assistance.